Harry Potter and The Matchmaker

Chapter Seven:

Loui had finished dressing in her teaching robes and was putting her hair up in a French braid. She was thinking so hard, that her hands where working more out of habit than anything else.

If only I knew why they broke up, she thought. It would make it a lot easier to get them back together.

After seeing Hermione cry because of the guy, Loui had been sorely tempted to call the whole thing off. If he was going to treat her best friend that way, well, this Mr. Weasley didn't deserve her, but then Loui remembered the look she always saw in Hermione's eyes whenever she talked about Ron and the things they use to do here when she was a student, the adventures they had with the Harry Potter.

"Well, Louisiana, old girl," the Care for Magical Creatures teacher told her reflection. "You can't do anything about what you don't know, only what you do." With that, she set down her brush, secured her hair, and walked to the Great Hall for breakfast.

~*~

When Loui entered the Great Hall, she noticed Hermione and Monti in their normal seats at the teachers' table. She also noticed the grown men and women sitting with the students at the tables they had sat at when they where students at Hogwarts.

She saw Harry and Ron sitting at the Gryffindor table. They saw her and waved. She forced a smile and waved back. She was still none too happy with Mr. Ronald Weasley.

She surveyed the Ravenclaw table, to make sure all was well there. Satisfied she headed to the teachers' table.

"Hiya, sexy," an amused male voice said from behind her.

"Hello, Professor Donavon," Loui said, not even bothering to turn to look at him.

"I told you, call me Matt," he said, and walked beside her.

Loui was about to shrugged him off as usual, when a sudden idea hit her. In so many of the stories Hermione told her, Loui remembered the sever jealousy Ron felt toward her, especially when Krum, who now is a world class flying instructor, took her to the first Yule Ball she had ever been to.

Loui also recalled that Harry had told her that Hermione had been very jealous of a girl named Fleur, whom was part Veela, when Ron had a crush on her.

A sly smile crossed Loui's lips as the wheels in her mind began to turn. How perfect, she thought.

Loui smiled, doing her best to "turn on the charm" to Matt. "Matthew," she said, smiling, her voice soft and she was acting as though he was some old friend she had been longing to see.

"What are you up to?" Matt suddenly asked, backing up a bit, one eyebrow cocked in suspicion.

Loui's smile only broadened. "Come to my classroom after my first class is over. I have a proposition for you."

"A proposition? What kind of proposition?" he called out to her retreated back.

She only turned a bit, smiled and winked as she headed toward her seat next to her sister.

~*~

After Loui's first lesson that day, she sat down and made out her plan, though only in her head.

Matt was, surprisingly, on time. "So, what where you talking about at breakfast?" he asked her, sitting in one of the chairs in front of her desk.

Loui smiled. "Matthew, I couldn't think of anyone more perfect for the job I need done," she said, folding her hands in front of her on her desk.

Matt grinned. "Finally putting herself in the dating pool, huh? Tired of being called 'Little Nun'?" he asked slyly.

"Uh, no," Loui said, leaning forward a bit. "I need you to flirt with Hermione."

"What?" Matt asked, utterly dumbfounded.

"Look, Ron and Hermione, belong together, but they are both too stubborn to leave the past behind. If I knew what went wrong in their past, then it would be easier for me to fix it, but since I can't, I have to use jealousy," Loui said simply.

"So, you want me to make a big guy like Ron, an Auror, jealous?" he said slowly, making sure he had all this right.

"Yes," Loui said, cheerfully. "Unless," she added, her smile turning sly. "You're scared of Ronald."

Matt straightened. He wouldn't be showed up that easily. "Of course I'm not but-"


"Wonderful," Loui said, cutting him off before he could finished what he was saying. "Then you'll do it?"

The look of joy and longing on her face made Matt feel bad. He didn't like this idea, though, but he didn't want to let her down. Not now, not while she need him. Really needed him.

Then, an idea came to him. One that would get him out of it, but not because he said no. "If I do this," Matt said to her, leaning forward a bit, as if making some big business transaction. "What's in it for me?"

"Huh?" Loui looked at him. It was her turn to be dumbfounded. She hadn't even contemplated the fact that he might want something in return.

Of course he wants something, she thought to herself. No one does anything for free.

"Well, what do you want?" she asked, feeling that she wouldn't like what he said.

"Okay, you want me to flirt with Hermione, then I want you to go on umm... three dates with me," Matt stated simply.

"What? Impossible," Loui said, looking scandalized.

"Okay, then," Matt said, getting up, feeling as if he had won. "No dating, no flirting."

Loui bit her lip. When she saw the Matt was almost at the door, she called to him, "Wait! I'll do it." She sounded very defeated but truthful.

Matt stopped in mid-stride and turned to face her. Did she just say she would do it? he asked himself. He blinked many times.

The astounding look on his face was soon replaced by a huge grin. "You will?" he asked, just to make sure.

Loui nodded, though she was obviously not happy about it. "Yes, I will," she sighed.

His grin broadened. "Well, you don't have to sound to happy about it," he joked.

Loui just glared at him. "Get busy, Donavon. We only have a week to get their fires burning."

Matt turned to leave when what she said, hit him. "Wait a minute," he said, turning to face her again. "We?"

"Yes," Loui said, looking up from the papers she was looking at. "You will flirt with Hermione, and I shall flirt with Ronald."

"You? Flirt? I didn't even know you knew how," he said.

"Well, I am a fast learner," Loui said. "Besides, it can't be all that hard. I mean, you do it." She smiled laughingly at him.

Matt ignored that remark and went on. "Why not ask Monti?" he asked her.

"Because," Loui said. "I have other plans for her." Loui was thinking of none of then Harry Potter with her sister. "I have lots of plans for lots of things." She laughed.

Matt didn't like the idea of Loui flirting with another man, but what choice did he have?

As he was leaving, he heard her call after him. "Who knows Matthew, maybe might next match will be just for you." He heard her laughter.

Well, she might think she is the only matchmaker in this school, but Matt had a match of his own to work on.